San Diego California-1962: Puppet Performance With Puppy And Rabbit On Stage

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Puppet Performance With Puppy And Rabbit On Stage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a charming puppet performance on a small stage in San Diego, California. A white puppet resembling a puppy and a yellow rabbit-like figure interact under a red scalloped curtain, their movements slightly blurred by the film's motion. The scene is framed by a blue and red border, with a partially visible sign reading 'FOR PERFORMANCE' at the bottom. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century Americana feel. This archival clip offers authentic period footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123684578

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This brief 1962 San Diego 8mm clip suits requests for mid-century puppet-show entertainment, children's-program atmosphere, or small-stage performance cutaways.
Period detail: The red scalloped curtain, simple painted booth, soft color stock, and small puppet figures may show a modest early-1960s amusement or family-event performance setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of a visitor-shot home movie, watching a puppet act from the audience with soft focus and brief glimpses rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red curtain, pale backdrop, white dog-like puppet, yellow rabbit-like puppet, stage rail, blue lower sign area, film gate edges, and dust specks.
Film character: The clip carries an 8mm home-movie look with soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, frame weave, and motion blur from the puppets and handheld filming.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for mid-century family leisure, puppet theater, or nostalgic amusement coverage.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for small-scale puppet entertainment as captured by a home-movie camera, without confirming the venue, performers, or event name.
Research note: Human review should consider any performer or likeness rights tied to the puppets or operators, while copyright, location, and property permissions remain separate issues.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 San Diego 8mm puppet show, vintage home movie puppet booth, puppy and rabbit stage performance, and mid-century amusement footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego material, and finally related puppet-show, fairground, or family-entertainment footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing a soft-focus puppet booth with a red scalloped curtain and two small puppet figures on stage. — A blurred puppet act appears beneath a red scalloped curtain.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame with two soft-focus puppets performing above a blue lower sign area on a small stage. — Two puppets are visible above the booth rail and partial sign.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing the puppet figures in motion near the edge of a red curtain and stage front. — The puppet figures move near the red side curtain.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame of a white dog-like puppet and yellow rabbit-like puppet interacting on a small red-trimmed stage. — The white and yellow puppets face each other on the stage.

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